HIGH POINT, N.C., July 1, 2009 – Amanda Reynolds, a senior majoring in human relations at High Point University, was granted her own wish by earning an internship opportunity with the Program Services Department at the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Reynolds works with the program team on projects whose main goal is focusing on fulfilling the foundation?s mission. Reynolds is learning to be part of a team by processing paperwork and researching donors for wish requests. She is also assisting the planning and execution of each wish, and working with the volunteers who help make dreams come true.
“This internship is giving me valuable experience regarding what it is like to work in the nonprofit sector,” Reynolds says. “I would ultimately like to start my own nonprofit one day, so this internship is providing me with a strong foundation of knowledge and business experience in the nonprofit realm.”
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 50 countries and more than 40 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America?s Best Colleges.” The university offers 66 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at www.highpoint.edu. Chris DudleyVice President for [email protected]